EXPRESSION OF CONCERN: Addition of Growth Hormone to the Microflare Stimulation Protocol among Women with Poor Ovarian Response

Y. A. Bayoumi, D. M. R. Dakhly, Y. A. Bassiouny, N. M. Hashish, "Addition of Growth Hormone to the Microflare Stimulation Protocol among Women with Poor Ovarian Response," International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 131, no. 3 (2015): 305-308, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijgo.2015.05.034. This Expression of Concern is for the above article, published online on 23 August 2015, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), and has been issued by agreement between the journal Editor-in-Chief, Michael Geary; the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Multiple third parties have reported concerns regarding the feasibility of the study reported and the validity of the data. The journal contacted the authors, who provided a response to these concerns as well as raw data for the study. Multiple expert reviewers have investigated these data. While concerns were raised about the logical feasibility of the study by some reviewers, the reviewers could not reach a consensus about the integrity of the data. The Expression of Concern has been agreed to in order to inform and alert readers about the results of this investigation. The authors disagree with the Expression of Concern.